1) At the eye doctors office I am a contact lens technician, meaning I teach first time contact lens wearers how to handle contacts. The doctor is an optometrist who will also be writing a letter of recommendation for me since I have been working with her for over 2 years now.
2) By the time I apply I should have only one semester of research experience. We are researching with rats and their memory abilities. Hopefully there will be a publication, considering both professors I am working with have other publications.
3) I am on the cross country team, an intercollegiate team. Our season consists of only the fall semester and we devote approximately 2-3 hours a day, 6 days a week to practice and competing in races.
4) I am going to Honduras with a club that I am a part of called Global Medical Brigades. I am a member of the E-Board and we will be assisting the physicians that we bring through out the trip. We will be setting up medications and taking vital signs of patients. This will be a great experience to see first hand some medical cases I have not seen volunteering at the hospital. Since I have been a volunteer at the hospital, I have met orthopedic surgeons, cardiac surgeons, ER doctors, Pediatricians and many DO's.
5) In nonmedical community service, I am a part of a sorority in the inter-greek council at my college. We do various walks for different causes and hold an annual fashion show in which we raise over $15,000 every year for the Make-A-Wish foundation. I am a little hesitant in writing that I am in a sorority in my application because I do not want to be stereotyped by the admissions commitee. I am also a member of CCFA (Crohns & Colitis Foundation) outside of the sorority. I have been a member for over 2 years now and I attend the annual walks.